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Provided by the compucert hirsute \HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT\, adjective:
- Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.
St Patrick
- A servant of God who was ordered to convert the snakes and drive out the Irish. Unfortunately like most of the Irish he was drunk and got it reversed.
Trivia
What is the principal ingredient of the traditional Irish snack known as crubeens—or cruibins?
- Pig’s feet.
- St. Patrick's Day: Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy's Day or Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa385–461), one of the patron saints of Ireland. It takes place on17 March, the date on which Patrick is held to have died.
- Italy: the modern Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed; it lasted until the Republic was formed in 1946 (1861)
- National Gallery of Art: museum designed by John Russell Pope was dedicated in Washington, DC (1941)
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- californium: creation of radioactive element was announced by scientists at UC Berkeley; it was made by bombarding curium with helium isotopes (1950)
- Kate Greenaway (1846-1901): illustrator of children's books; artist/ illustrator Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) was also born on this date
- Nat King Cole (1919-1965): "Unforgettable" singer; other musicians born on this date include Paul Kantner (69), Jim Weatherly (67), John Sebastian (66), Susie Allanson (58), Paul Overstreet (55), Billy Corgan (43) and Caroline Corr (37)
- Rob Lowe (46): actor, The West Wing and Brothers and Sisters; also, actors Shemp Howard (1895-1955), Patrick Duffy (61), Kurt Russell (59), Leslie-Anne Down (56), Gary Sinise (55), Arye Gross (50), Matthew St. Patrick (42), Yanic Truesdale (40) and Natalie Zea (35)
- Mia Hamm (38): Olympic gold medalist in soccer; athlete Bobby Jones (1902-1971) was also born on this date
- Melissa Auf Der Maur (38): bassist, Smashing Pumpkins / Hole
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